Mega macromolecules as single molecule lubricants for hard and soft surfaces

Synthetic globular polymers of several million molecular weight are expected to exhibit unique properties but are difficult to synthesize. Here the authors synthesize such dendritic polymers that show unique lubrication properties and act as molecular ball bearings due to their 3D compact structure,...

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Main Authors: Parambath Anilkumar, Taylor B. Lawson, Srinivas Abbina, Janne T. A. Mäkelä, Robert C. Sabatelle, Lily E. Takeuchi, Brian D. Snyder, Mark W. Grinstaff, Jayachandran N. Kizhakkedathu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-05-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-15975-6